The Nanga Vibe

With just one stage and only 300 people, Nanga is unlike any other festival experience. Acoustic music merges with the lush bush setting, giving you the opportunity to get away from it all while being part of it all.

Relaxed and Inclusive

The Nanga experience goes beyond the concert stage and embraces a connection with the beautiful Nanga setting - and with each other. By Sunday night, our small community feels like an extended circle of friends. We eat together. We sing and play and dance together. And together we breathe in the magnificent atmosphere that surrounds us. ​

Intimate and acoustic

The rustic nature of the festival setting goes hand in hand with acoustic music. Artists perform folk, blues, celtic, indigenous and world music from a single intimate stage. Nanga is renowned for its small size - meaning you are never far from the action. See past Artists here:Many artists also love to share their gift through workshops in a welcoming, safe space for participation.

​Earthy and natural

The Nanga Bush Camp offers the perfect backdrop for the festival. Rustic lodges are set against a canopy of towering forest - often with music seeping through the native flora. Bush trails, a swimming hole and an elusive Blue Wren or a friendly Kookaburra are literally on your doorstep.

Share and participate

Join in at Nanga through workshops, singalongs and bush walks. The festival also schedules a range of performance opportunities: open mikes, song circles, fireside jams, poetry reading and the (in)famous Blind Date Concert, where intrepid patrons partner with Nanga artists on the main stage!Join in at Nanga through workshops, singalongs and bush walks. The festival also schedules a range of performance opportunities: open mikes, song circles, fireside jams, poetry reading and the (in)famous Blind Date Concert, where intrepid patrons partner with Nanga artists on the main stage!

The Nanga Ethos

To bring artists and patrons together in a special bush atmosphereTo provide quality acoustic music and develop a community of music-loving friendsTo provide performance opportunities for all interested NangansTo assist up-and-coming artists and youth with support and opportunityTo provide a true, value-for-money festival entry ticket with free children's entryTo provide meals, accommodation and artist CDs without profitTo support the Little Folk charity through our raffle and other sales

Nanga's famous Phoenix

Nanga's History

The Nanga Music Festival rose from the ashes of the Araluen Folk Festival with Rob and Rita Phillips, and their son Pete, aiming to carry on the Araluen legacy. In 2008, Araluen was reborn at the Nanga Bush Camp as the Nanga Music Festival. It almost didn't happened but, with a bit of good fortune, the first Nanga was held. Along with the current committee, Rob and Rita's vision remains an integral part of the Nanga experience. ​

10th Anniversary Inspiration

The Nanga Music Festival inspires our community in many creative ways. This year local artist Sian Roberts was inspired to create a work of art to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the festival. The work will be available to view in Woodshed during mealtimes. Many thanks to Sian for sharing her talent, skills and inspiration!

Where is Nanga?

Thank You to our supporters.

Year in and year out, the sponsors and supporters listed below kindly contribute to the Nanga Music Festival. Alcoa, Newmont and Voicemoves have both provided generous grants this year. Alcoa also provides volunteers for the festival weekend. Our friends at Concept Music. Maurie Howlettand Slapbox provide beautiful instruments for our raffle. Lastly, Derek and Wendy (with the entire team at the Nanga Bush Camp) work hard to make the venues and the beautiful bush environment safe and enjoyable. ​

Keep in touch!

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